Allan Simonsen is a racing driver from Denmark who last raced in WEC for Aston Martin Racing. Simonsen has recorded 1 win and 6 podiums from 16 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,639 ranks Simonsen 1659th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2013-05-04 | Spa-Francorchamps LMGTE Am | P2 | +104 |
| 2013-04-14 | Silverstone LMGTE Am | P1 | +160 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +166 | Silverstone 2008 | FIA GT Championship | P3 |
| +160 | Silverstone 2013 | WEC | P1 |
| +154 | Monza 2008 | FIA GT Championship | P3 |
| +127 | Nogaro 2008 | FIA GT Championship | P4 |
| +123 | Spa-Francorchamps 2008 | FIA GT Championship | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | â–¸WEC | Aston Martin Racing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +264 | 4,703 |
| 2012 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Speedhunters.com Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | +12 | 4,440 |
| ▸WEC | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −169 | ||
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | HANKOOK - TEAM FARNBACHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −112 | 4,597 |
| 2010 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | HANKOOK - TEAM FARNBACHER | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −209 | 4,709 |
| 2008 | â–¸FIA GT Championship | Gigawave Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +758 | 4,917 |
| 2006 | â–¸FIA GT Championship | Scuderia Ecosse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +2,809 | 4,159 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Paolo RubertiFIA Gold | 4,314 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% |
| 🇮🇹 Matteo MalucelliFIA Gold | 5,286 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 🇫🇮 Markus PalttalaFIA Gold | 4,291 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael Bartels | 5,967 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇮🇹 Fabrizio Gollin | 5,725 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇮🇹 Thomas BiagiFIA Gold | 5,508 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇧🇪 Bert LonginFIA Bronze | 5,500 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Jamie Davies | 5,097 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🇨🇠Marcel FässlerFIA Platinum | 5,076 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇳🇱 Mike HezemansFIA Silver | 4,987 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇵🇹 Timo BernhardFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,942 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇯🇵 Bertrand BaguetteFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 5,857 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇪 Jerome d'AmbrosioHigher-rated | 5,781 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,649 | 🇦🇺 Gianmarco Pradel | GB3 | 4,647 |
| 1,650 | 🇮🇹 Mikaël Grenier | GT World Challenge America | 4,647 |
| 1,651 | 🇧🇷 Ricardo MaurÃcio | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,645 |
| 1,652 | 🇫🇮 Atte Mustonen | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,644 |
| 1,653 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Purvis | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,642 |
| 1,654 | 🇩🇪 Klaus Rader | 24H Series | 4,642 |
| 1,655 | 🇦🇺 Patrick Heuzenroeder | Formula 3 | 4,642 |
| 1,656 | 🇧🇷 Rodrigo Ribeiro | International Formula 3000 | 4,642 |
| 1,657 | 🇺🇸 Chase Purdy | NASCAR Truck | 4,641 |
| 1,658 | 🇫🇷 Alex Baron | Indy NXT | 4,640 |
| 1,659 | 🇩🇰 Allan Simonsen | WEC | 4,639 |
| 1,660 | 🇺🇸 Benjamin Pedersen | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,639 |
| 1,661 | 🇯🇵 Tetsuya Tanaka | Super GT | 4,639 |
| 1,662 | 🇦🇺 Todd Hazelwood | Supercars Championship | 4,639 |
| 1,663 | 🇷🇺 Aleksey Basov | WEC | 4,637 |
| 1,664 | 🇬🇧 Hugo Cook | British GT Championship | 4,637 |
| 1,665 | 🇦🇹 Mick Wishofer | DTM | 4,636 |
| 1,666 | 🇩🇪 Vincent Kolb | 24H Series | 4,636 |
| 1,667 | 🇺🇸 Westin Workman | GT4 America | 4,636 |
| 1,668 | 🇮🇹 Emanuele Naspetti | World Touring Car Championship | 4,634 |
| 1,669 | 🇺🇸 Timothy Peters | NASCAR Truck | 4,634 |
Allan Simonsen was a professional racing driver from Denmark who competed in shared-car endurance racing across multiple series from 2006 to 2013. He raced in the FIA GT Championship for Gigawave Motorsport, the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Speedhunters.com Team WRT, and the WEC for Aston Martin Racing, driving modified production-based race cars and GTE machinery in a career that spanned 16 starts.[1]
Simonsen took three podiums in the FIA GT Championship between 2006 and 2008, then a further three podiums and one win across the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and WEC. His most competitive period came in 2012 and 2013 with Aston Martin Racing in the WEC, where he finished tenth in the championship standings and claimed a win in two rounds of racing.[2]
He raced against established professionals throughout his career, regularly outfinishing Paolo Ruberti and Matteo Malucelli, both multiple-time champions in WEC and endurance series. He also finished ahead of Michael Bartels, the three-time FIA GT Championship champion, and Timo Bernhard, the Platinum-graded 2016 WEC LMP1 champion. Simonsen died following a crash during the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.